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腠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
腠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
腠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
腠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
腠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
腠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
腠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

腠 Stroke Order — How to Write 腠

Stroke Order

腠 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺼, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

腠 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺼奏

腠 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺼ (flesh) carries the meaning, while 奏 indicates the sound.

Radical: ⺼ + 9 more strokes

腠 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • còu

Meanings of 腠 in Chinese

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còu腠

Texture or interspaces of muscles, particularly as in 'còu lǐ' (腠理) in Traditional Chinese Medicine, referring to the spaces between muscles and the texture of the skin.
中医认为，风寒湿邪常从腠理侵入人体，引发疾病。
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, wind, cold, and dampness pathogens often invade the human body through the còu lǐ (the spaces between muscles and the texture of the skin), leading to illness.
Skin; the surface of the body, often referring to the texture or pores of the skin, especially in classical medical texts.
汗液从腠理排出，调节体温。
Sweat is discharged from the skin's pores, regulating body temperature.

Common Words and Phrases with 腠

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còu腠lǐ理
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it refers to the texture of the skin and the spaces between the skin and underlying muscles.
中医认为，当人体腠理疏松时，风寒等外邪容易乘虚而入
Traditional Chinese Medicine suggests that when the body's couli are loose, external pathogens such as wind-cold can easily penetrate the body.

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Questions about 腠

What does 腠 mean in Chinese?

腠 (còu) means “Skin” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 腠?

腠 is pronounced còu in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 腠 have?

腠 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 腠?

腠 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical ⺼. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 腠?

The radical of 腠 is ⺼, and 腠 is a phono-semantic compound.